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Heather Oncken

The Devoted Dreamers Podcast

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Heather Oncken is an entrepreneur, a nurse, and a fellow podcaster. Her show Connecting in the Chaos is about how to develop and maintain friendship as an adult. Today, Heather shares how her family came to Christ, why she walked away from Christ as a young woman, and how the Lord redeemed all the pain it caused. We also talk about why she started a podcast about friendships and some ideas for how to make friends and be a good one. Heather’s story reminds us that your intentional action matters in your relationships with God and others. Listen to Heather’s story today! Stories Heather shared:  Heather’s heart for friendship Becoming a Christian family in sixth grade Deciding to reject Jesus for three years in her mid-20s Being rejected by her daughter’s father The moment of surrender during the pregnancy Deciding that God was enough for her The gratitude she has for her family The pain of her parent’s relational struggles and the anger that goes with it Learning to let go of needing to understand The simple gesture of a friend that changed her life How she started to listen to others The value of intention in relationships  Great quotes from Heather: She saved me because she’s what brought me back to the Lord. I think He is honored with our honesty. The brokenness showed me how much I needed other people. We think of friendships as a luxury but they are essential. Resources we mentioned:  Heather’s website  Related episodes:  Merritt Onsa and the Patient Love of God Jay Kim and Why We Need Real People Sue Donaldson and the Welcoming Heart of God Thomas Umstattd Jr. and Untwisting the Gospel  The post Heather Oncken and How to Be a Friend appeared first on Eric Nevins.

Heather Oncken is an entrepreneur, a nurse, and a fellow podcaster. Her show Connecting in the Chaos is about how to develop and maintain friendship as an adult. Today, Heather shares how her family came to Christ, why she walked away from Christ as a young woman, and how the Lord redeemed all the pain it caused. We also talk about why she started a podcast about friendships and some ideas for how to make friends and be a good one. Heather’s story reminds us that your intentional action matters in your relationships with God and others. Listen to Heather’s story today! Stories Heather shared: <ul> <li>Heather’s heart for friendship</li> <li>Becoming a Christian family in sixth grade</li> <li>Deciding to reject Jesus for three years in her mid-20s</li> <li>Being rejected by her daughter’s father</li> <li>The moment of surrender during the pregnancy</li> <li>Deciding that God was enough for her</li> <li>The gratitude she has for her family</li> <li>The pain of her parent’s relational struggles and the anger that goes with it</li> <li>Learning to let go of needing to understand</li> <li>The simple gesture of a friend that changed her life</li> <li>How she started to listen to others</li> <li>The value of intention in relationships</li> </ul> Great quotes from Heather: <blockquote>She saved me because she’s what brought me back to the Lord. I think He is honored with our honesty. The brokenness showed me how much I needed other people. We think of friendships as a luxury but they are essential.</blockquote> Resources we mentioned: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.connectinginthechaos.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heather’s website</a></li> </ul> Related episodes: <ul> <li><a href="https://ericnevins.com/podcast/halfwaythere/merritt-onsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Merritt Onsa and the Patient Love of God</a></li> <li><a href="https://ericnevins.com/podcast/halfwaythere/jay-kim/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jay Kim and Why We Need Real People</a></li> <li><a href="https://ericnevins.com/podcast/halfwaythere/sue-donaldson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sue Donaldson and the Welcoming Heart of God</a></li> <li><a href="https://ericnevins.com/podcast/halfwaythere/113/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thomas Umstattd Jr. and Untwisting the Gospel</a></li> </ul> The post <a href="https://ericnevins.com/podcast/halfwaythere/heather-oncken/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Oncken and How to Be a Friend</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ericnevins.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Nevins</a>.

290: Heather Oncken and How to Be a Friend

A kind gesture by a friend inspired Heather Oncken’s dream to motivate and encourage people to be more intentional in their friendships. She knew she was supposed to do something with this inspiration. She just didn’t know what. As she continued to pray for clarity, God prompted her to simply pay attention and be faithful to the needs He placed in front of her. Today she shares the hope that in all our relationships we have an opportunity to change someone’s day, someone’s week, and even someone’s life through our small, intentional gestures of love. Even though Heather feels unqualified to be an entrepreneur and a podcaster, she is trusting God with the dream He has given her to inspire and motivate intentional friendships. Building an app with a friend she knew through her small group and recently launching Connecting in the Chaos Podcast, Heather is learning to recognize the signs that she’s trying to do it all on her own strength and course correct as soon as she sees it. Listen in as she shares about:   The importance of paying attention and being faithful in the little things, How promptings from the Lord come more often than we realize, likely because we aren’t trained to listen for them, and God’s mercy in not revealing all the little steps along the way toward your dream because you’d probably quit.  Loved this interview? Come on over to the Facebook group to share your thoughts on this episode. Heather is in the group too if you want to connect with her there.   MORE ABOUT HEATHER: Heather Oncken is a Jesus-loving Midwestern girl, married to Riley and mother of four daughters ages 4 to 13. She’s an unlikely entrepreneur, a brand-new podcaster, and a labor and delivery nurse. She is passionate about seeing women grow in their friendships and experience the life-giving joy of deep, soul-refreshing relationships. She enjoys spending one-on-one time with friends and extended family, reading, trips to Target alone, and watching a good movie. While traveling to the beach or Disney with family is a joy, her favorite place to be is home. Heather is a 2 on the Enneagram and a classic introvert.    NEXT STEPS: GET CONNECTED WITH THE COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/devoteddreamers/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://www.patreon.com/DevotedDreamersPodcast LEAVE A REVIEW: On  Apple Podcasts/iTunes or  Stitcher SUBSCRIBE:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts *  Subscribe on Android

A kind gesture by a friend inspired Heather Oncken’s dream to motivate and encourage people to be more intentional in their friendships. She knew she was supposed to do something with this inspiration. She just didn’t know what. As she continued to pray for clarity, God prompted her to simply pay attention and be faithful to the needs He placed in front of her. Today she shares the hope that in all our relationships we have an opportunity to change someone’s day, someone’s week, and even someone’s life through our small, intentional gestures of love. Even though Heather feels unqualified to be an entrepreneur and a podcaster, she is trusting God with the dream He has given her to inspire and motivate intentional friendships. Building an app with a friend she knew through her small group and recently launching Connecting in the Chaos Podcast, Heather is learning to recognize the signs that she’s trying to do it all on her own strength and course correct as soon as she sees it. Listen in as she shares about:  <ul> <li>The importance of paying attention and being faithful in the little things,</li> <li>How promptings from the Lord come more often than we realize, likely because we aren’t trained to listen for them, and</li> <li>God’s mercy in not revealing all the little steps along the way toward your dream because you’d probably quit.</li> </ul> Loved this interview? Come on over to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/devoteddreamers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> to share your thoughts on this episode. Heather is in the group too if you want to connect with her there. MORE ABOUT HEATHER: Heather Oncken is a Jesus-loving Midwestern girl, married to Riley and mother of four daughters ages 4 to 13. She’s an unlikely entrepreneur, a brand-new podcaster, and a labor and delivery nurse. She is passionate about seeing women grow in their friendships and experience the life-giving joy of deep, soul-refreshing relationships. She enjoys spending one-on-one time with friends and extended family, reading, trips to Target alone, and watching a good movie. While traveling to the beach or Disney with family is a joy, her favorite place to be is home. Heather is a 2 on the Enneagram and a classic introvert.  NEXT STEPS: GET CONNECTED WITH THE COMMUNITY: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/devoteddreamers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/devoteddreamers/</a> SUPPORT THE PODCAST: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/DevotedDreamersPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/DevotedDreamersPodcast</a> LEAVE A REVIEW: On <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/momentum-pursuing-what-matters/id1119393969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts/iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/momentum-pursuing-what-matters-most" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> SUBSCRIBE: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-devoted-dreamers-podcast/id1119393969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Subscribe on Apple Podcasts</a> * <a href="https://subscribeonandroid.com/itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-devoted-dreamers-podcast/id1119393969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Subscribe on Android</a>